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THE CONCEPT OF THE BUSINESS IS THE PURPOSE. AGENDA. The concept and slogan The problem/Opportunity The solution The implementation The market The customer The competition Our strategy The team Market challenges Market plan Business model. THE CONCEPT.
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AGENDA • The concept and slogan • The problem/Opportunity • The solution • The implementation • The market • The customer • The competition • Our strategy • The team • Market challenges • Market plan • Business model
THE CONCEPT A social company of a new fashion line to fight child labour and support education. A new purpose to buy A new conscious way to buy “Better world, through better fashion” Be part of the solution
Our slogan With every item you buy, you are contributing to the education of a child in need: EUR 5 = books and stationary for 1 child for 1 year. By buying this item, you are supporting education of a child in need: EUR 3 = a pair of shoes for 1 child
The problem – Child Labour • ILO- Global number of children in child labour 168 million children Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Macedonia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, San Marino, Holy See
The problem – Fast Fashion • The second polluter in the world, after oil. Some facts: - 2.700 litres of water to make a T-shirt - 11.000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans - More than 150 billion garments are produced annually, enough to provide 20 new garments to every person on the planet, every year. - Cotton is the world’s single largest pesticide-consuming crop, using 24% of all insecticides and 11% of all pesticides globally, adversely affecting soil and water.
The Opportunity By donating a % of profits to NGOs working on child elimination program and supporting education We want to give a difference experience of buying. By knowing the impact the donations have and with sustainable clothing
The solution - The need to have a better world and contribute to sustainability - The need to make people more conscious about their consumption habits, as they are victims, and make them aware of the impact that their consumptions have on the world and the adverse effects to their health and well-being. - The need to increase awareness about sustainability - The need to increase awareness about social impact with a simple and tangible idea - The need to promote social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability, buy doing business as a force for good.
The implementation 1st State: A online platform to sell the company’s own line of sustainable fashion products Sell sustainable independent fashion designers clothing
The implementation 2nd stage: An online platform to provide one “stop” shop solution to customers based on circular fashion industry:
The Implementation - To buy white brand sustainable basic products (T-shirts, polos, shirts, caps...) based on best certificates like GOTS, FairTrade, organic... - To print designs and embroider logo - To label them with information about cost, impact of the donation, designer, printer, who made the clothes, - To sell online - To partner with NGOs in India, the second country in the world of garment industry production - To promote the online platform to increase awareness
The market and the customer • European countries • Middle-to-high income • 1st Segment: 16-30 years old who are normally more conscious about environmental and social issues • 2nd Segment: older than 30 years old with a different line of products.
The competition • Online retail platforms with designed Tshirts, polos,.... • Online retail platforms selling sustainable fashion
The strategy – B corporation Fight against child labour SDG4 Transparency Conscious consumption Better world, better fashion Impact SDG12 Support children education Circular Economy Organic, recycled, Fair Trade
Market challenges • Timing: Very crowded market. • Response: To differentiate with the mix of activities (Social, sustainable, fight child labour, ..) • Requirements: To reach big audience fast • Response: Try to get press coverage to increase awareness of the brand
Market plan • Company Set-up during first week of July • Product test 4Q 2016 • Commercial release 1Q 2017 • Aggressive social media promotion • Active in social entrepreneurs forums • Storytelling videos, stories • Participating in key groups (European Clothing Action Plan, ILO Child Labour Plan
- Business model – Link with UN SDG The Goal 4: Quality education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong opportunities for all. - With our mission, we are expecting to contribute to this goal. The Goal 12: Responsible consumption, production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. - With our objective of circular economy, we are expecting to increase awareness and help to fulfil some of the targets related to this goal. For example, “substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse”.
The mission Sell a quality product, for a better world, use business as catalyst to improve environmental and social impact.
The mission TRANSPARENCY: PROVIDING COST DETAIL AND FULL INFORMATION ABOUT SUPPLY CHAIN
OUR IDEOLOGY Better world - Be part of a solution -Have some hope -We believe that we can change the world from polluted to clean- Make the atmosphere healthy again -Transparent – Green - Change maker - We can make a difference - We are still on time to change things Make everything healthier even clothes -Look nice- we offer design - Social - Environmental - We want to have an impact - Recycling - Re-use - Be positive -Feel happy about what we do - Make the world a better place - Circular economy –Solutions - We want to change the way we consume - We hope for a better future
B Corporation • B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. • B Corps – Businesses that are primarily trying to solve a social or environmental issue through their enterprise. • Today, there is a growing community of more than 1,600 Certified B Corps